Biosolutions Zealand

Developing and building an international industry sector-stronghold in bio solutions

Biosolutions Zealand aims to create an optimal framework and infrastructure for developing, testing and upscaling biotechnological products and solutions.

A large number of public and private actors in the Zealand Region have joined forces to develop new solutions and a solid infrastructure around bio solutions in Denmark. These actors are government organizations, municipalities, knowledge institutions and small and medium-sized enterprises, among others.

The vision is to create an international industry lighthouse in bio solutions.

The goal is to:

Develop bio-based concepts, technologies, and processes.
Build a stronger and more coherent innovation ecosystem based in Region Zealand, Denmark which in practice demonstrates how bio solutions can be accelerated and up-scaled.
Ensure qualified labour, create jobs, economic growth and help entrepreneurs and companies get closer to the market and achieve higher competitiveness.

At the beginning of 2022, we launched a series of initiatives that will ensure the development of biotechnologies and support that new solutions, ideas and products are scaled up, so that companies can convert to more sustainable ingredients or products and more energy-saving processes. In addition, we develop new educational opportunities and other activities to attract and retain the smart minds from home and abroad.

What are bio solutions?

Bio solutions is a business area based on understanding and utilizing biological systems, and produce enzymes, proteins, bacteria, biomaterials etc. on an industrial scale.

Bio solutions has a strong position in the Zealand region, Denmark, where the large concentration of biotechnology companies, including Novozymes, CP Kelco, Chr. Hansen, Unibio and others, contribute to a unique environment with knowledge and skills with world-leading research environments in universities and institutes.

Therefore, the project will create an optimal framework for developing, testing and upscaling biotechnological products and solutions.

The vision behind Biosolutions Zealand is to build the required infrastructure to be a world leader in the development of bio solutions that support the sustainable biotechnologies of the future and the transition to more energy-friendly production.

Bio solutions is the technologies that support more energy-friendly production by:

Reducing climate impact by reducing energy consumption
Better use of the various residual products
Supporting the transition to plant-based and more CO2 neutral foods
Developing new processes or equipment that make production more efficient and thus more competitive on the international playing field.

Main projects

From laboratory to market

We give companies access to develop their sustainable technologies, from laboratory to market. Through investment in facilities within biofermentation and biorefining from pilot to scale-up and production facilities, biosolutions companies and startups can develop their biotechnology ideas.

Education and qualified labor

We work to ensure access to qualified labor constitutes a crucial prerequisite for all significant phases of a bio solutions company’s life cycle – from the development phase to full-scale industrial production. We must ensure that the bio solutions industry has the necessary qualified workforce to meet the goal of growth, jobs and exports.

From green idea to good business

In a circular economy there is a need to exploit and use side streams and residual products in production. Through innovation collaborations, innovation, knowledge and business is combined in innovative collaborations to create new business opportunities, through solutions, concepts and prototypes. These innovation projects match and create partnerships between a knowledge institution, a large company and a SME, to promote innovation in small and medium-sized companies that develop solutions that benefit both the environment and create new business opportunities.

Innovative entrepreneurs

We are creating an attractive entrepreneurial environment that attracts and retains innovative brains and puts Denmark on the world map with entrepreneurs within bio solutions all over the world. Through a long-term effort, an ecosystem of facilities and a coherent infrastructure is being developed that allows entrepreneurs to access laboratories and testing facilities where biotech ideas can be developed and scaled up. At the same time, a long-term collaboration between concrete ecosystems and entrepreneurs is initiated, which stimulates entrepreneurship throughout the region.

Partners

A large number of public and private actors in the Zealand Region have joined forces to develop new solutions and a solid infrastructure around bio solutions in Denmark.

Business Hub Zealand
Food & Bio Cluster Denmark
Knowledge Hub Zealand
Kalundborg Symbiosis
Guldborgsund Municipality
Business Lolland Falster
CORO Co-lab
Novozymes
KU Food
DTU Kemiteknik
Roskilde University
Technical University of Denmark
Aarhus University

Danish Technological Institute
Zealand – Academy of Technologies and Business
University College Absalon
Maskinmesterskolen København
FermHub Zealand ApS
21st.BIO A/S
SiccaDania A/S
SD Venture Holding (GPI)
SiccaDania Engineering
SD Filtration
Nordic Sugar A/S
Crispy Food A/S
CHR. HANSEN
Hveiti Ingredients

Do you want to know more?

Contact project manager Maria Tan Nielsen

Phone: +45 4199 9805 | E-mail: mtn@ehsj.dk